In the 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger decision, the Supreme Court held that the University of Michigan Law School had a “compelling interest” in building a “diverse” student body that justified the “narrow ...

In December 1997, Barbara Grutter brought a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the University of Michigan Law School’s admissions policy. In June 2003 the United States Supreme Court issued ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race cannot be a factor in college admissions, overturning a precedent last set in Grutter v. Bollinger in 2003. The court ruled in a 6-3 decision, with the three ...

On June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that the use of race-conscious admissions practices in colleges and universities is unconstitutional. This decision not only effectively overturned Grutter v.